Second Battle of Bassano
1796 battle during the War of the First Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Second Battle of Bassano on 6 November 1796, saw a Habsburg army commanded by József Alvinczi fight Napoleon Bonaparte's French Army of Italy. The Austrians repulsed persistent French attacks in a struggle in which both sides suffered heavy losses. The engagement, which happened two months after the more famous Battle of Bassano, marked the first tactical defeat of Bonaparte's career and occurred near Bassano del Grappa in Northern Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars. The action was part of the third relief of the siege of Mantua during the War of the First Coalition.
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Part of French Revolutionary Wars | |||||||
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French Republic | Habsburg monarchy | ||||||
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Napoleon Bonaparte | József Alvinczi | ||||||
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19,500 infantry | 28,000 infantry | ||||||
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3,000 dead and wounded |
2,800–5,600 dead and wounded[1] 2 guns | ||||||
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